Light Snow Expected in Estes Park Sunday, Then Warming Trend Ahead

Snow will move into Estes Park on Sunday with an 80% chance of precipitation and approximately one inch of accumulation possible. High temperatures will reach only 8 degrees Fahrenheit, with dangerous wind chills dropping to minus 12 degrees. Northwest winds will gust as high as 22 mph throughout the day. Overnight Sunday into Monday, patchy blowing snow is expected with wind gusts reaching 35 mph.

Monday brings relief with sunny skies and a high near 33 degrees, though strong westerly winds will gust to 46 mph. Conditions improve significantly through midweek as temperatures climb into the mid-40s Tuesday through Wednesday. Mostly sunny conditions will dominate, with light winds and no precipitation expected.

A slight chance of light snow returns late Thursday into Friday morning, with just 15-16% precipitation chances. However, this system appears minor with temperatures remaining mild in the low 40s. The extended outlook shows mostly sunny conditions continuing through Saturday with highs near 45 degrees and light westerly winds of 6-10 mph.